Orthoptera of North Carolina

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View	Gryllotalpidae Members:	NC Records
Neoscapteriscus vicinus (Scudder, 1869) - Tawny Mole Cricket

Nymph

Taxonomy

Family: Gryllotalpidae

Subfamily: Scapteriscinae

Tribe: Scapteriscini

Synonym: Scapteriscus vicinus

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions:	Online Photographs: BugGuide, Google Images, iNaturalist, GBIF	SINA 342a.htm
Singing Behavior: Songs consist of long, low-pitched trills -- sometimes broken. The dominant frequency is 3.1 kHz at 75 F (24 C) with 137 pulses/sec (SINA, accessed 13-06-2021). The calls are given from an underground chamber, as in N. borellii, but have a more nasal quality.

Distribution in North Carolina


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Adult Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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Status in North Carolina

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Comments: Introduced from South America

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	Recorded by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: J.B. Sullivan Carteret Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman Scotland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Shields Onslow Co. Comment:

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